Once upon a Time on a Bicycle

It was not the first time he had peddled toward a horizon thousands of miles away, but never before had there been no horizon. Michael Renati relinquished every possession unable to fit in bicycle panniers and rode from his past with only one goal in mind: to become a stranger navigating strange lands under his own power.Once Upon a Time on a Bicycle is about bicycles and bicycling, determination and resolve, exploration and introspection, headwinds, climbs, tailwinds and descents,... More Description

It was not the first time he had peddled toward a horizon thousands of miles away, but never before had there been no horizon. Michael Renati relinquished every possession unable to fit in bicycle panniers and rode from his past with only one goal in mind: to become a stranger navigating strange lands under his own power.Once Upon a Time on a Bicycle is about bicycles and bicycling, determination and resolve, exploration and introspection, headwinds, climbs, tailwinds and descents, vision, distance, saying goodbye, and starting over. It is about the relationship between a man and the self-propelled machine he designed to transport his life in an all-or-nothing endeavor to rediscover and reintegrate body and soul.Once Upon a Time on a Bicycle contains almost 200 photographs of the author's solo expedition and, for enthusiasts, features an extensive ¿Notes from the Road¿ appendix dedicated to bicycle-build details and practical/technical observations.